runtime: require node >= 10.13.0 LTS

At the moment, NodeJS 10.x is the lowest supported LTS version. NodeJS 8.x is no
longer supported upstream.

Implements #3835.
Planned in #3650.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # 1.8.3
+* REQUIREMENTS: minimum required Node version is **10.13.0 LTS**.
+
 *BREAKING CHANGE*: undoing the "clear authorship colors" command is no longer supported (see https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/issues/2802)
 
 # 1.8

README.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Etherpad is a real-time collaborative editor scalable to thousands of simultaneo
 # Installation
 
 ## Requirements
-- `nodejs` >= **8.9.0** (preferred: `nodejs` >= **10.13.0**). Please note that starting Jan 1st, 2020, nodejs 8.x is deprecated.
+- `nodejs` >= **10.13.0**.
 
 ## GNU/Linux and other UNIX-like systems
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ git clone --branch master https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite.git && cd ether
 ```
 
 ### Manual install
-You'll need git and [node.js](https://nodejs.org) installed (minimum required Node version: **8.9.0**, preferred: >= **10.13.0**).
+You'll need git and [node.js](https://nodejs.org) installed (minimum required Node version: **10.13.0**).
 
 **As any user (we recommend creating a separate user called etherpad):**
 

bin/installDeps.sh

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # minimum required node version
-REQUIRED_NODE_MAJOR=8
-REQUIRED_NODE_MINOR=9
+REQUIRED_NODE_MAJOR=10
+REQUIRED_NODE_MINOR=13
 
 # minimum required npm version
 REQUIRED_NPM_MAJOR=5

doc/plugins.md

@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ Your plugin must also contain a [package definition file](https://docs.npmjs.com
   "author": "USERNAME (REAL NAME) <MAIL@EXAMPLE.COM>",
   "contributors": [],
   "dependencies": {"MODULE": "0.3.20"},
-  "engines": { "node": ">= 8.9.0"}
+  "engines": { "node": ">= 10.13.0"}
 }
 ```
 

src/node/server.js

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ log4js.replaceConsole();
  * early check for version compatibility before calling
  * any modules that require newer versions of NodeJS
  */
-NodeVersion.enforceMinNodeVersion('8.9.0');
+NodeVersion.enforceMinNodeVersion('10.13.0');
 
 /*
  * Etherpad 1.8.3 will require at least nodejs 10.13.0.

src/package.json

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     "wd": "1.11.4"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=8.9.0",
+    "node": ">=10.13.0",
     "npm": ">=5.5.1"
   },
   "repository": {